Arise, O Star

[I wrote this some time back, and we have sung it a number of times at Redeemer. I’m only posting it now because I’ve only now figured out how to make things single spaced on the blog–press shift then enter.] Arise, O Star Verse 1 Seed of the woman Promised long ago Sworn to crush …

Soon Comes the King

Soon comes the King, in splendor laden light; Awed, we shall sing, and praise his glorious might. Together we wait for the coming Lord, In green pastures grazing, fed by his Word Redeemed by the Lamb, who stands as though slain, Known by the Father, and bearing his name, Alive by the Spirit, who quickens …

Mother’s Day Alphabet Acrostic

God designed marriage as a mini-drama of the relationship between Christ and the church. This is an important reason for those of us who are husbands to love our wives extravagantly. I am glad for this opportunity to publicly proclaim the virtues of my sweet wife in acrostic form (the first 6 and 1/2 lines …